RAF jets scrambled to intercept two Russian NUCLEAR bombers off coast of UK

The Tupolev Tu60s, which are equipped to fire nuclear missiles, were intercepted heading towards the UK.
They continued to fly towards Ireland before tacking south to France and Spain, where they were picked up in separate locations off Spain's northern Atlantic coast, close to the city of Bilbao.
British Typhoons were involved alongside French Rafale jets and Spanish F-18s.
The Russian bombers - codenamed Blackjack by NATO - were first spotted on Norwegian radar on the morning of September 22 as they tracked across northern Europe.
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The Spanish F-18s were deployed when three Russian planes - two MiG-31 jets and one Antonov AN-26 cargo plane - flew over neutral waters near Estonia.
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British Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled from the Amari air base in Estonia to intercept the Russian aircraft, which were not transmitting a recognised identification code and were unresponsive, according to the Defence Ministry.
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The flight, a Saab 340, had earlier taken off from Bucharest in Romania at around 1.30am.
The plane was said to have been escorted to Birmingham Airport.
It landed in the Midlands at around 7.30am.
The RAF fighter jets were scrambled from Brize...

RAF combat aircraft were scrambled after reports that Russian bombers were heading towards UK airspace. The Typhoon jets were dispatched from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire on Wednesday afternoon following the security alert.
The two Russian supersonic...